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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 86 364 355 15 15 813 26554

Derek Abbott publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Derek Abbott between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Derek Abbott published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 31.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 70 publications in 2012. 27 of the 1,100 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 70. Peak 70 publications in 2012. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 24 publications 2000: 27 publications 2001: 41 publications 2002: 46 publications 2003: 31 publications 2004: 46 publications 2005: 62 publications 2006: 46 publications 2007: 55 publications 2008: 59 publications 2009: 49 publications 2010: 34 publications 2011: 47 publications 2012: 70 publications 2013: 47 publications 2014: 58 publications 2015: 51 publications 2016: 41 publications 2017: 35 publications 2018: 34 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 33 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 28 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 12 publications
1991 2025

1,100 publications in total across all disciplines

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Derek Abbott: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 3
1993 3
1994 1
1995 3
1996 4
1997 7
1998 6
1999 24
2000 27
2001 41
2002 46
2003 31
2004 46
2005 62
2006 46
2007 55
2008 59
2009 49
2010 34
2011 47
2012 70
2013 47
2014 58
2015 51
2016 41
2017 35
2018 34
2019 24
2020 33
2021 31
2022 26
2023 28
2024 15
2025 12
Total 1,100
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Derek Abbott publications per year - data summary

  • Derek Abbott, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from University of Adelaide, has 1,100 publications recorded across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1991 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2012, with 70 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1991 and 1994, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 31.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 31.4 per year counting only the 35 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 112 publications, 10% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1991-2002: 166 publications (13.8 per year); 2003-2014: 604 publications (50.3 per year); 2015-2025: 330 publications (30.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Derek Abbott publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Derek Abbott sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 794–813 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 813 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103
514–533 99
534–553 92
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23 813
814–833 20
834–853 16
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Derek Abbott publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 34–53 to 1,065+ publications.
  • Derek Abbott, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from University of Adelaide, records 813 publications - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Derek Abbott, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 254–273 publications range, and Derek Abbott ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 174–193 publications, holding 445 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 294–313 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Derek Abbott D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Derek Abbott sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 86 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187
42 194
43 201
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130
50 141
51 156
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19 86
87 19
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Derek Abbott D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 30 to 111+ D-Index.
  • Derek Abbott, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from University of Adelaide, records 86 D-Index - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Derek Abbott, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 46 D-Index range, and Derek Abbott ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 263 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 50 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to analysis of noise and stochastic phenomena in vision systems.

Overview

Derek Abbott is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily in Engineering and Computer Science, with significant focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. Other notable subfields include Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Control and Systems Engineering, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The scientist's publication record includes work in various prominent venues, reflecting interdisciplinary expertise. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • IEEE Access
  • Proceedings of the IEEE
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Their research covers several main topics, emphasizing advanced technological and scientific concepts. These topics are:

  • Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Stochastic dynamics and bifurcation
  • Terahertz technology and applications
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems

Derek Abbott's recent papers illustrate the breadth of their research interests. Selected recent publications include:

  • Physical unclonable functions, 2020, Nature Electronics
  • Terahertz optical fibers [Invited], 2020, Optics Express
  • Cuffless Single-Site Photoplethysmography for Blood Pressure Monitoring, 2020, Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Comparative Study of Discrete PI and PR Controls for Single-Phase UPS Inverter, 2020, IEEE Access
  • Experimental Study on Glass and Polymers: Determining the Optimal Material for Potential Use in Terahertz Technology, 2020, IEEE Access

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, with multiple joint publications. These frequent collaborators include:

  • Said F. Al-Sarawi
  • Lila M. Gierasch
  • F. Peter Guengerich
  • Ruma Banerjee
  • Roger Colbran

Derek Abbott has contributed to the publication of books as well. One of their book publications is:

  • Mobile and Wearable Systems for Health Monitoring, published by Frontiers Media in 2023

Recognition for their work includes receiving the IEEE Fellow award in 2005, cited for contributions to analysis of noise and stochastic phenomena in vision systems.

Best Publications

  • High-Sensitivity Metamaterial-Inspired Sensor for Microfluidic Dielectric Characterization

    Amir Ebrahimi;Withawat Withayachumnankul;Said Al-Sarawi;Derek Abbott

  • A review of 3-D packaging technology

    S.F. Al-Sarawi;D. Abbott;P.D. Franzon

  • Metamaterial-based microfluidic sensor for dielectric characterization

    Withawat Withayachumnankul;Kata Jaruwongrungsee;Adisorn Tuantranont;Christophe Fumeaux

  • Metamaterials in the Terahertz Regime

    W. Withayachumnankul;D. Abbott

  • Terahertz dielectric waveguides

    Shaghik Atakaramians;V Shahraam Afshar;Tanya M. Monro;Derek Abbott

  • Tunable localized surface plasmon graphene metasurface for multiband superabsorption and terahertz sensing

    M.S. Islam;J. Sultana;M. Biabanifard;Z. Vafapour

  • Stochastic Resonance: From Suprathreshold Stochastic Resonance to Stochastic Signal Quantization

    Mark D. McDonnell;Nigel G. Stocks;Charles E. M. Pearce;Derek Abbott

  • Memristor MOS Content Addressable Memory (MCAM): Hybrid Architecture for Future High Performance Search Engines

    Kamran Eshraghian;Kyoung-Rok Cho;Omid Kavehei;Soon-Ku Kang

  • A Novel Approach for Spectroscopic Chemical Identification Using Photonic Crystal Fiber in the Terahertz Regime

    Md. Saiful Islam;Jakeya Sultana;Kawsar Ahmed;Mohammad Rakibul Islam

  • THz porous fibers: design, fabrication and experimental characterization

    Shaghik Atakaramians;V Shahraam Afshar;Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem;Michael Nagel

  • Optimal wavelet denoising for phonocardiograms

    Sheila R Messer;John Agzarian;Derek Abbott

  • Spiral Photonic Crystal Fiber-Based Dual-Polarized Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensor

    Md. Rabiul Hasan;Sanjida Akter;Ahmmed A. Rifat;Sohel Rana

  • A review of stochastic resonance: circuits and measurement

    G.P. Harmer;B.R. Davis;D. Abbott

  • Displacement Sensor Based on Diamond-Shaped Tapered Split Ring Resonator

    A. K. Horestani;C. Fumeaux;S. F. Al-Sarawi;D. Abbott

  • The fourth element: characteristics, modelling and electromagnetic theory of the memristor

    O. Kavehei;A. Iqbal;A. Iqbal;Y. S. Kim;Y. S. Kim;K. Eshraghian

  • Revisiting QRS detection methodologies for portable, wearable, battery-operated, and wireless ECG systems.

    Mohamed Elgendi;Björn Eskofier;Socrates Dokos;Derek Abbott

  • Systolic Peak Detection in Acceleration Photoplethysmograms Measured from Emergency Responders in Tropical Conditions

    Mohamed Elgendi;Ian Norton;Matt Brearley;Derek Abbott

  • Porous fibers: a novel approach to low loss THz waveguides.

    Shaghik Atakaramians;V Shahraam Afshar;Bernd M. Fischer;Derek Abbott

  • Ultrabroadband reflective polarization convertor for terahertz waves

    Yong Zhi Cheng;Yong Zhi Cheng;Withawat Withayachumnankul;Withawat Withayachumnankul;Aditi Upadhyay;Daniel Headland

  • Terahertz detection of alcohol using a photonic crystal fiber sensor.

    Jakeya Sultana;Md. Saiful Islam;Kawsar Ahmed;Alex Dinovitser

  • T-Ray Sensing and Imaging

    W. Withayachumnankul;G.M. Png;Xiaoxia Yin;S. Atakaramians

Frequent Co-Authors

Said F. Al-Sarawi
Said F. Al-Sarawi University of Adelaide
Withawat Withayachumnankul
Withawat Withayachumnankul University of Adelaide
Christophe Fumeaux
Christophe Fumeaux University of Queensland
Xi-Cheng Zhang
Xi-Cheng Zhang University of Rochester
François Chapeau-Blondeau
François Chapeau-Blondeau University of Angers
Sharath Sriram
Sharath Sriram RMIT University
Madhu Bhaskaran
Madhu Bhaskaran RMIT University
Damith C. Ranasinghe
Damith C. Ranasinghe University of Adelaide
Tanya M. Monro
Tanya M. Monro University of South Australia
Prashanthan Sanders
Prashanthan Sanders University of Adelaide

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